Robert Smail's Printing Works NTS

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Robert Smail's Printing Works NTS - Victorian Letterpress Printers, est. 1866 | guided tours | bespoke printing | hands-on workshops -

Robert Smail’s Printing Works celebrates a vital part of our industrial heritage and social history by giving you a hands-on demonstration of how things were printed not so long ago. The machinery is kept in good working order as it is still used today for a variety of commercial print jobs, including some of the National Trust for Scotland’s own literature.

This is the last week of the season for our guided tours! We're open Monday 26th, Thursday 29th, Friday 30th and Saturda...
26/10/2026

This is the last week of the season for our guided tours! We're open Monday 26th, Thursday 29th, Friday 30th and Saturday 31st for guided tours at 11am, 1.30pm and 3.15pm. We recommend booking guided tours in advance at smailstours26.eventbrite.co.uk

The shop will be open the same days from 10.30am - 5pm. The shop will open again limited hours in December for Christmas cards and gifts!

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Access to the printing works is by guided tour only:
October: 11am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Pre-booking advised

Shop: 10.30am – 5pm, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat until Oct 31st

Our next letterpress workshops will be on the 21st and 22nd of November 2026Booking links are here! linktr.ee/smailsntsY...
21/10/2026

Our next letterpress workshops will be on the 21st and 22nd of November 2026

Booking links are here! linktr.ee/smailsnts

You can create anything letterpress printed up to A3 in size in 1-2 colours, using our Victorian and Edwardian type and equipment

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Access to the printing works is by guided tour only:
October: 11am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Pre-booking advised

Shop: 10.30am – 5pm, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat until Oct 31st

11/10/2026

Our film about the European Eel will appear on the back of the printing works building again tonight. This is the final chance to see it! Come along once it gets dark (6.30-7pm until 9pm)

The mill lade runs under Smail's and used to power our printing presses. Now it forms a wildlife corridor for a range of animals, birds and fish including eels.

10/10/2026

tonight and tomorrow - a projection artwork celebrating the lifecycle of the European Eel! Projected onto the back of the printing works on Leithen Crescent

Starting tomorrow - a three minute film about the European Eel to be projected onto the rear of the printing works! The ...
08/10/2026

Starting tomorrow - a three minute film about the European Eel to be projected onto the rear of the printing works! The mill lade runs under Smail's and used to power our printing presses. Now it forms a wildlife corridor for a range of animals, birds and fish including eels.

The film will loop from 6pm to 9pm Friday the 9th, Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th of October. This is part of the Dark Skies Festival 2026.

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Access to the printing works is by guided tour only:
October: 11am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Pre-booking advised

Shop: 10.30am – 5pm, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat until Oct 31st

Our next one-day Letterpress workshops are in November (21 & 22)! You can find the booking link at linktr.ee/smailsnts P...
05/10/2026

Our next one-day Letterpress workshops are in November (21 & 22)! You can find the booking link at linktr.ee/smailsnts

Participants can make posters, text-based art works, postcards or a limited number of greetings cards up to A3 in size! All using our historical type and equipment

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Access to the printing works is by guided tour only:
October: 11am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Pre-booking advised

Shop: 10.30am – 5pm, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat until Oct 31st

There will be no guided tour at 3.15pm today (October 2nd)As always we recommend booking guided tours in advance at smai...
02/10/2026

There will be no guided tour at 3.15pm today (October 2nd)

As always we recommend booking guided tours in advance at smailstours26.eventbrite.co.uk

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Access to the printing works is by guided tour only:
October: 11am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Pre-booking advised

Shop: 10.30am – 5pm, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat until Oct 31st

Tonight! Our online lecture to celebrate our 160th Anniversary will be live-streamed from the machine room from 7pm. You...
02/10/2026

Tonight! Our online lecture to celebrate our 160th Anniversary will be live-streamed from the machine room from 7pm. You can book at oldnewtech160years.eventbrite.co.uk

Booking closes at 12pm and we'll send an email with the Teams link for the talk after that :)

Old New Tech: 160 years and still printing

An Anniversary Lecture by eminent print historian Dr Helen S. Williams, discussing 160 years of letterpress printing in Innerleithen, and the wider context of letterpress printing in Scotland.

This is an online event livestreamed from the Machine Room at Robert Smail's Printing Works on Friday 2 October at 7pm (19.00 GMT /BST) in collaboration with Heriot Watt University.

Online tickets are £10.00 + booking fee

Today and tomorrow we have two local artists displaying work in our shop window as part of the . Jack Conkie & Patrick ...
26/09/2026

Today and tomorrow we have two local artists displaying work in our shop window as part of the . Jack Conkie & Patrick Hoye both create prints using linocut, wood engraving and letterpress.

The shop will be open today 10.30am until 5pm if you have any questions, but will be closed tomorrow. The artists' emails are available in the window for any enquiries.

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Access to the printing works is by guided tour only:
September: 11am, 1.30pm and 3.15pm Mon and Thurs only
October: 11am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Pre-booking advised

Shop: 10.30am – 5pm, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat from 2nd March

Our next one-day letterpress workshops will be on the 21st and 22nd of November 2026You can book via Eventbrite: smailsw...
26/09/2026

Our next one-day letterpress workshops will be on the 21st and 22nd of November 2026

You can book via Eventbrite: smailsworkshops26.eventbrite.co.uk

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Access to the printing works is by guided tour only:
September: 11am, 1.30pm and 3.15pm Mon and Thurs only
October: 11am, 1.30pm, 3.15pm Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat

Pre-booking advised

Shop: 10.30am – 5pm, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat from 2nd March

Address

7/9 High Street
Innerleithen
EH446HA

Telephone

01896 830206

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